Tell Your Hair Dresser !!

So I'm not sure if this has happened to any of you but i hate it when I go to the hairdresser, get all my split ends cut off and then right when they're done they blow dryer my hair and then STRAIGHTEN IT. Even worse when they don't use a heat protectant! It literally makes me wanna cry. I paid for you to fix my hair. Not fix it and wreck it again 5 minutes later. So if your hair is really damaged be sure to inform your hair dresser on the problem. Tell her you would prefer she (or he) use a heat protectant or tell them if you don't want it straightened or styled at all. Try telling them before they start though because if they're already starting it can get kind of awkward. Also yeah your hairdresser can probably tell how damaged your hair is without you telling them but if you tell them they can make suggestions on what shampoos or conditioners to buy for your hair specifically. They're the experts! So don't be afraid to ask for advice from them or ask them not to style your hair after. Good luck!

Tip 6: Avoid All Heat and Use Heat Protectant

If you can at all avoid applying heat to your hair- AVOID IT. If you blow dry your hair, DON'T or use the cool setting. Please, please, please do NOT straighten your hair! At least not every day, even every other day is better than every day! But try not to straighten it at all. Same goes for curling. If you ARE going to apply heat to your hair it is SO important to use a Heat Protectant. I would suggest TRESsemme Heat Tamer Spray, I liked it better than my first Heat Protectant Got2b's "Guardian Angel". But you can try whatever you would like. I think I got my TRESemme Heat Tamer Spray from Super Store for about $3.00 but I think normally it's about $6.00 (in Canada) not 100% sure though. Go check it out. Find a heat protectant that works for you! All you need to do is spray it from about the middle of your hair to the ends and wait a couple minutes for it to dry (wet hair+heat= SO MUCH DAMAGE. It will give you the opposite effect) once it's dry, style your hair like normal. I like to spray heat protectant in my hair even like right before I'm about to go out on a really hot day, maybe I'm just paranoid but I'm working really hard at repairing it!

Tip 4: Carry a Scissor and Use Cool Water

No, not so when you see someone with ugly hair you can cut it off (though it's tempting). It's so that if you find a split end in your hair you can quickly cut it before it can start traveling up your hair and drying it out. So whenever you spot a split end just quickly snip it off it keeps your hair looking flawless.
Keep in mind that any heat is bad for your hair. So that includes a really hot day, blow drying, showering in extreme heat. All that stuff. So when you're showering keep this in mind. I'm not suggesting you shower in freezing water. In fact it's good to use warm water before using shampoo or conditioner. So use warm water at the beginning of your shower to open up your hair cuticles. But once you're rinsing you might wanna turn the water cooler, because it helps close your cuticles and trap the moisture in your hair. So try to avoid putting your hair under steaming hot water!

Tip 2: Be Gentle and Use Detangler

This is a pretty straight forward tip. Be gentle and use detangler. First of all a lot of us like to just rip through our hair when we brush it like it's not big deal. We're old enough that we don't scream at the pain and have learned to endure it so why not just make it quick and easy? Here's why, when you brush a whole tangle through your hair harshly it rips your hair so much, it's not even funny. It tears at your ends and destroys them completely. It literally ruins your hair. So when brushing your hair you always want to start at the ends and work your way up. That way it's not so hard on the ends of your hair. It's also way easier and hurts a lot less.

Also try using a detangler. I know some people may think it's for children who can't handle their hair being pulled at very hard but it's actually for everyone to reduce damage. In most cases the less it hurts your head, the less it's damaging your hair. But keep in mind that you want to wait for the detangler to try a bit otherwise you could get the opposite affect that you want. So spray in some detangler, wait a couple minutes for it to dry and work your way from the ends up!

Good luck on repairing your hair!

Tip 1: Cut Your Split Ends

Okay so recently I discovered that my hair was super damaged! Like I was lucky if I could find a hair that wasn't a split end so I began searching for ways to fix it. This blog is going to be all about products and home remedies that help strengthen your hair. But keep in mind split ends cannot be mended, so whenever I talk about healing your hair it's just strengthening it and making it 'better'.
Let's start off with the most important thing for getting healthy hair. Get it cut often enough. They say every 6-8 weeks it should be cut but if you feel like your hair needs to be cut sooner or if it can handle longer, it's really up to you just make sure that the ends are always fresh.
If your hair is already damaged and has split ends you'll want to get it cut as soon as possible! Because split ends will ravel up your hair, just think of yarn unraveling the 'split end' continues moving up the yarn just like the split ends in your hair will, so the sooner you cut it the better- you wouldn't want to end up having to shave your head or anything (unless that's your style). So don't procrastinate because you don't want to cut your hair shorter because the more you wait the shorter you'll have to cut it. Also hair stops growing after it gets to a certain point of damage, because it'll just break off. So if you want long hair it must be healthy. Don't forget that.
That's all for today's hair tip!